Everyone has their own set of characteristics that make up who they are. Each characteristic affects the way that people communicate with others around them. Certain characteristics change the way people communicate verbally and nonverbally, that means slight changes in tone and language and even changes in the way people stand or move. The three major characteristics that Nicole has and that can be seen in the way that she communicates are optimism, stubbornness, and competitiveness. Each characteristic is expressed by Nicole in many different ways, such as the way she speaks and the body language she presents. Optimism is a great quality or characteristic to have, it is the ability to have a positive outlook on life and to always be confident …show more content…
Nicole has been stubborn for as long as she can remember. She was stubborn as a child and is still stubborn till this day. When Nicole was a child she would always tell people that she was right, in her head she always was. Although she is not as stubborn today as she was when she was a child she still carries some of the characteristics with it. A lot of the time when Nicole is being stubborn she constantly uses the same nonverbal body movements such as, crossing her arms and raising her eyebrows. These small affect displays in nonverbal communication help to reinforce her stubbornness. She also noticed that when she communicates with others she tends to make her voice a little more higher pitched when being stubborn. She is not quite sure why her voice gets higher it just happens automatically when she is trying to prove that she is right and that her mind does not need to be changed. In addition to all the nonverbal communication skills listed, another one would be eye contact. Eye contact is one of the most important nonverbal communications skills that she uses when not only when being stubborn but just in general. Eye contact shows that she is paying attention to the person she is interacting with and shows that she understands what they are saying even though she might not change her mind. All …show more content…
Being competitive means having a strong desire to be successful in most outcomes or situations. Nicole gained this competitive drive around the time she was a freshman in high school. One of the extracurricular activities she took in was dance, and in that class a lot of the dancers were really competitive about being in the front of the stage for performances. Nicole, always wanting to be in the front on stage like everybody else became extremely competitive. Any time a performance would be coming up she would walk into class ready to compete with the others for a front spot. Nicole noticed that anytime the competitive side of her would come out her way of communicating with others would change. When she would talk to some of the dancers she competed against she noticed that her voice would deepen a little, maybe this was a way of trying to show some dominance when talking. A nonverbal communication skill that she noticed as well was that she would stand up a lot straighter and would always have this very determined facial expression on her face. Finally she also always makes direct eye contact with people when her competitive side comes out. All these verbal and nonverbal communication differences that show in her are what help her show people that she is determined to fight and get to the
Antwone matured two meaningful relationships, both with Dr. Davenport and with girl friend Cheryl. It was interesting to see how both relationships advanced due to all the problems that Antwone endured. Overall, these relationships were very successful allowing Antwone to reach his current functioning of intimacy vs. isolation. But these relationships didn’t start off like this, in the beginning of the movie both were very rocky. I would first like to focus on his relationship with Cheryl. Cheryl seemed to indulge in Atwone more than he could with her. At this point in the movie Antwone is very timid and shy when having conversations with Cheryl, there was a sense of detachment. Their conversations were very short and there was barely eye contact made from Atwone when Cheryl tried to have conversation with him. The text discusses a concept called Nonverbal Communication. Freud quoted,
There are two forms of communication, verbal and nonverbal. The strongest form of communication is when both of these elements work together to convey the person’s message. This essay will analyze the forms of verbal and nonverbal communication in the show “Blackish” by Kenya Barris, an American comedy that surrounds an African American family. The episode being analyzed is from season 3 episode 2, titled “GOD”, where the daughter explains to her dad that she is beginning to lose faith that god exists, so the father tries to persuade her in different forms. To be more specific, the scene being analyzed is when the family goes with the mother to get a sonogram of the baby. The use of verbal and nonverbal language can affect the environment or
Her weakness overlaps her strengths. She cares about her boyfriend too much, while he doesn’t. Sharon Blake made this girl seem rude and a bit of disconsolate in her. “I can’t help it. I get mad all over again.” This quote shows how her emptions change overtime, and how she might tend to seem bipolar. Although she gets mad frequently, she can remain calm. She also seems to have much hatred for other characters in the story, including herself. “I hate ‘em just the same.” This quote is an example of the hate she has towards the other people.
Elly is a couple’s counselor, even though she concentrates on relationships, she does disclose in additional parts of nonverbal communication. Elly considers that your nonverbal skills involves our listening skills, and responding skills. If you can improve your observing skills, therefore you will improve your understanding, and observing others nonverbal skills. She also extends her knowledge into further various types of nonverbal communication, for example; sign language, deaf, deaf and being blind, children, and adults with special needs, and even babies. Also, animals put off nonverbal communication as well. Elly also addresses other types of nonverbal communication such as; accidental, empathetic, violent, offensive, personal space, dance, sounds, and even touch. Finally, our emotions, posting photos, and even digital manipulation. I would utilize greatly from this article, due to the fact, I found it extremely helpful for myself on the topic of nonverbal communication. There was a great deal of information I was able to obtain from this
However, the characteristics of a narcissist, a grandiose sense of importance and uniqueness, exhibitionist, entitlement –the list goes on- do not fit Nora’s personality throughout the entirety of the play though they do fit certain scenes.
I will now be evaluating a couple concepts from chapter six of Interplay, in which the focus is on nonverbal communication and how it can communicate meaning to others without the use of words. One of the first concepts that I would like to address is how nonverbal communication is very ambiguous, as it can be interpreted in several different ways. When communication is nonverbal, it is up to the interpretation of the receiver, just as all forms of communication are. However, nonverbal communication is even more so, as with verbal communication thoughts are being voiced, but silence can be interpreted as “warmth, anger, preoccupation, boredom, nervousness, thoughtfulness – The possibilities are many.” (Adler, Rosenfeld, Proctor, 2015, pg. 176)
Using personality theories and approaches from class, I will attempt to analyze my friend Sarah 's personality by presenting an overall interpretation of her personality through the Big Five approach, her genetic and environmental background, as well as her perception of her goals and motives.
Optimism was an attractive to many because it answered a profound philosophical question: if God is omnipotent and benevolent, then why is there so much evil in the world? Optimism provides an easy way out: God has made everything for the best, and even though one might experience personal misfortune, God (via your misfortune) is still helping the greater good.
“Optimism 1. the tendency to look on the bright side of things 2. the belief that everything will turn out for the best”
Nonverbal communication is rich in meaning. Everyone communicates through nonverbal gestures and motions. I realized that you can decipher a lot from an individual or individuals by just paying close attention to what they do, and that words are not really necessary. Watching two people interacting, I figured that they are really close by their space communication, eye language, and body movements.
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Despite how us humans are prone to communication, communication is a complex phenomena. That is why Personal and Scholarly concepts are made, to act as a guide, making communication easy. Personal theories are based on, one’s own observation about how they themself communicate. Scholarly theories and concepts are based on evidence and research. Though the fundamentals of personal and scholarly theory are different, they can often relate to each other. My two personal theories are related to non-verbal communication. While conversing, I have a tendency to avoid eye contact. I usually have to refrain myself from averting my eyes while conversing. My other non-verbal theory is about how I give different types of hugs, depending on the relationship
Have you ever heard the saying “actions speak louder than words?” When we think of communication, we think of it as just a verbal communication. Although this may be true, we also tend to use nonverbal actions such as body movement, gestures, facial expressions, eye-contact, and our dressing appearance. These actions allow us to reinforce or substitute our verbal communication. When we communicate we often times believe our nonverbal communication more than our verbal communication. Communication plays an essential role in our lives and how we act and react. Some of the things I am going to explain is how I preformed the experiment to study proxemics and what the outcome of the experiment was. After conducting this experiment, I came to realize how much we actually rely on both senses of communication and the amount of use we use of nonverbal communication in our everyday life.
I learned a lot about Human Communication in this class when I read the chapter about Nonverbal Communication. Nonverbal Communication is the process of using messages that are not words to generate meaning. I learned that it happens every day. I also learned that is very hard to read or understand depending on the person you are speaking to or with. Verbal and Nonverbal codes work in conjunction with each other. The words we speak or say are used in conjunction six different ways: to repeat, to emphasize, to complement, to contradict, to substitute, and to regulate. I never knew until reading this chapter that we do these things all most every time we communicate. These are things I took for granted until now. I now know that I will pay
Teaching requires a strong relationship between the teacher and students. Nonverbal communication is vital, if underestimated, in building this trust. Nonverbal communication is “all those elements of a communication which are not essentially linguistic in nature” (Smith, 1979, p. 637). Some aspects of nonverbal communication include eye contact, facial expression, gestures, touch, proximity, posture, vocal qualities, and artifacts (Smith, 1979; Johnson 1999). These all interact with verbal communication and have many meaning that can be interpreted in a multitude of ways. As such, it is up to the teacher to be sure that their intentions are clear.